is the eighth studio album by Japanese singer

Yōko Oginome , real name , is a former pop idol, actress and voice actress, who gained popularity in the mid-1980s. Her fans often call her Oginome-chan. She is represented by the talent management firm Rising Production. Career Oginome spent most of her e ...

. Released through

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on December 17, 1988, it was Oginome's first English-language album. The album was produced by

Narada Michael Walden Narada Michael Walden ( ; Michael Walden; born April 23, 1952) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. He acquired the nickname Narada from Sri Chinmoy. He began his career as a drummer, working primarily in the jazz ...

, who co-wrote the songs with

Walter Afanasieff Walter Afanasieff (born Vladimir Nikitich Afanasyev; February 10, 1958), formerly nicknamed Baby Love in the 1980s, is an American record producer and songwriter of Russian-Chinese descent. He was a collaborator with Mariah Carey on her first ...

, Jeffrey Cohen, Joyce Imbesi, and

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. No singles from the album were released, but " Passages of Time" was re-recorded as a single in 1993. ''Verge of Love'' was reissued on April 21, 2010, with two bonus tracks as part of Oginome's 25th anniversary celebration. The album peaked at No. 5 on

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's albums chart and at No. 90 on Oricon's 1989 year-ending albums chart. It also sold over 136,000 copies.

Track listing

All music is arranged by

, except where indicated.

Charts

;Weekly charts ;Year-end charts

Japanese version

The Japanese version of ''Verge of Love'' was released on February 21, 1989, as Oginome's ninth studio album. The

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was released as a single on January 18, 1989, and peaked at No. 5 on

's singles chart. The album was reissued on April 21, 2010, with one bonus track as part of Oginome's 25th anniversary celebration. The album peaked at No. 11 on Oricon's albums chart and sold over 52,000 copies.

Track listing

Charts

Personnel

– keyboards, synthesizers, drum programming * David Sancious – keyboards, synthesizer * Rem Klyce – synthesizer *

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– synthesizer, bass * Joyce Imbesi – piano * Corrado Rustici – guitars * Vernon "Ice" Black – rhythm guitar * Chris Camozzi – rhythm guitar * Alan Glass – rhythm guitar * Bob Castell – rhythm guitar * Joy Julks – bass *

– drums * Greg "Gigi" Gonaway – cymbals * Michael Carabello – congas, percussion * Bongo Bob Smith – percussion programming * Premik Russell Tubbs – flute, tenor saxophone * Kitty Beethoven – backing vocals * Pride & Joy – backing vocals * Claytoven Richardson – backing vocals * Jennifer Hall – backing vocals * Jim Gilstrap – backing vocals * Kevin "Stone Jam" Dorsey – backing vocals * Carolyn Hedrich – backing vocals * Carla Vaughn – backing vocals * Kelly Kool – backing vocals

Cover versions

D'atra Hicks D'Atra Hicks (born Deitra Cherelle Hicks; December 27, 1967) is an American actress and singer. Hicks is best known for her role as Jackie Simmons in Tyler Perry's 2002 stage play ''Madea's Family Reunion''. Hicks has also performed as Nurse Tru ...

covered "Something About You" in her 1989 self-titled debut album.

References

External links

* (English version) * (Japanese version) * * * * {{Authority control 1988 albums 1989 albums Yōko Oginome albums Albums produced by Narada Michael Walden English-language Japanese albums Japanese-language albums Victor Entertainment albums